Principal UX Designer

The Role:

Minted is seeking a highly influential Principal UX Designer to define our shopping experience vision and tackle complex business challenges across our entire web and mobile commerce experience - including features such as search, recommendations, navigation, pricing, promotions, and our landing pages. You will be responsible for defining and building a premium shopping experience that supports all of Minted’s product lines and consumer segments. Your focus will be on conveying the premium quality of our products, highlighting the role we play in consumer’s lives and exposing users to our new product lines. You'll collaborate extensively with cross-functional partners, guide design execution with pragmatism and adaptability, and mentor others to solve Minted's toughest problems in a dynamic environment.

• Define the overall UX vision and strategy, aligning it with business goals and influencing the product roadmap
• Champion a user-centered approach, using research and empathy to advocate for customer and artist needs
• Collaborate cross-functionally (product, engineering, brand, research) ensuring brand consistency and stakeholder alignment
• Lead concepting and prototyping for new features, focusing on mobile-first principles and core funnel optimization (navigation, IA)
• Design and facilitate workshops (e.g., discovery, ideation, strategy alignment) that effectively engage cross-functional teams and drive towards user-centered outcomes, solutions, or strategic clarity
• Mentor designers and partners, fostering their growth in design thinking
• Help prioritize design work based on user needs and establish systems to communicate those needs

• Significant experience leading design strategy to address high-stakes business challenges
• Proven experience designing for e-commerce platforms across desktop, mobile web, and native mobile applications
• Experience as a mentor who enjoys helping others grow
• Expertise in user-centric design, research methodologies (qual/quant), interaction/visual design, user behavior, and current trends (especially mobile-first)
• Strong storytelling ability to bridge current and future user journeys

• Someone with at least 5 years of relevant UX experience
• Proficient with design and collaboration tools (Figma, user testing, Confluence, Google Suite)
• An expert communicator, skilled in building alignment and connecting decisions to research and goals
• Adept at balancing multiple projects and comfortable shifting between strategic and tactical work
• Open, collaborative, listen well, and skilled at gracefully challenging ideas
• Resourceful and adaptable, adept at navigating ambiguity and driving impact within a dynamic and evolving business environment
• Pragmatic and outcome-oriented, with a strong sense of when to prioritize speed and iterative learning versus investing in foundational, scalable solutions

Compensation:

The compensation range for the role applies to employment offers from Minted. Our employment offers fall between the minimum and midpoint of the range to allow for continued salary growth during your employment at Minted. The upper half of the range accommodates this growth and supports our intention to create an environment that encourages lasting relationships between Minted and our employees.

Geo Base Full Salary Range 0 - Includes SF Bay Area $170,880 - $224,280

Geo Base Full Salary Range 1 - All non-SF CA, DC, NY - $157,210 - $206,338

Geo Base Full Salary Range 2 - Includes CO, IL, MA, MD, NJ, OR, RI, TX, VT, VA, WA - $145,248 - $190,638

Geo Base Full Salary Range 3 - Includes AL, AK, AZ, AR, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, NH, NC, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, UT, WI, WV, WY- $133,286 - $174,938

Salaries will vary based on various factors including but not limited to professional and academic experience, associated job responsibilities, and/or other business or organizational needs.

This role is eligible for an annual performance bonus and stock options.

Benefits: 

Benefits will be effective the first of each month following your initial hire date. 

- Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits

- Employer Funded Health Savings Account

- 10 Paid Holidays

- Paid Time Off and Sick Leave

- Paid Parental Leave

- Employer Paid Wellbeing Apps (e.g. Headspace and Calm)

- Monthly Gym/Wellness Reimbursement

- 401(k) retirement savings plan

- Employer Funded Commuter Benefits

- Employee Discount

- Friends and Family Discount

About Minted:

Artists shape culture. They spark conversation, create connection, and bring beauty into the world. Minted is where they come together to reach further. Our marketplace empowers a thriving community of independent artists to sell and scale their work. We nurture self-expression, cultivate community, and bring the best in visual art to a global audience.

We’re building a new way to discover the world’s best creative talent. We’re here for the emerging talent ready to take off, the local favorites ready to grow, and the established artists ready to dream bigger.

At Minted, our people don’t just believe in the power of art–we live it. We have our finger on the pulse of what’s new and now. We’re obsessed with great design, art, and interiors. We’re in galleries, at fairs, and constantly finding inspiration online. We seek undiscovered talent that deserves to stand up and stand out. We connect with artists that have something to say, and we collaborate to amplify their work.  The Minted community’s art, stationery, and textiles products have reached over 75 million homes worldwide.

Our marketplace brings the best in independent design to consumers everywhere. We recognize the challenges independent artists face, and we leverage our resources to level the playing field and create a platform that gives artists the freedom to develop their craft and grow their business.

We are headquartered in San Francisco, CA and currently employ 350+ full-time employees, plus additional temporary workers during the holiday season. We have raised over $300M from top-tier investors including Benchmark Capital, T. Rowe Price, Permira, Ridge Ventures, Technology Crossover Ventures, and Norwest Venture Partners.  Angel investors include Marissa Mayer, Jeremy Stoppelman, Julia & Kevin Hartz, Yishan Wong, and more.

Minted is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to inclusion and diversity. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives and will consider all qualified applicants for employment in accordance with all state, local, and federal laws. Minted participates in the E-verify program.

How Our Process Works:

Minted uses technology and innovative practices to bring unique, best-selling design to market at scale. Using its crowdsourcing technology, consumers are empowered to vote for the designs they love and want to see sold, ensuring that Minted always sells continuously fresh and trend-forward product. The winning designs are manufactured by Minted, enabling artists from around the world to share and sell their work while letting Minted do the rest. Since launch in 2007, the company has expanded to serve consumers in new categories including wall art, textiles, digital content and home decor, as well as serve major retailers and consumer products brands with data-backed design through licensing and wholesale partnerships.